Samsung sold three million of its original Galaxy S phone in 85 days. A few months later, a full ten million had been moved. Now, it looks as if the superphone’s proper successor may put that latter statistic to shame. The outfit just announced that it took but 55 days to move three million Galaxy S II handsets , which works out to one phone every 1.5 seconds . It’s Sammy’s briskest-selling smartphone ever, and we’re guessing that it’ll keep up the pace once that AT&T variant lands on US soil. Which is coming soon , right Samsung ? Continue reading Samsung’s Galaxy S II becomes company’s quickest selling phone: three million in 55 days Samsung’s Galaxy S II becomes company’s quickest selling phone: three million in 55 days originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Samsung’s Galaxy S II becomes company’s quickest selling phone: three million in 55 days
July 4th, 2011 
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No Comments »Samsung announces 32GB microSD card capable of 12MBps write speeds
July 3rd, 2011 jedwan Go shopping online for a microSDHC card and you’ll find that while manufacturers don’t hide the speed specs, they’re not exactly crowing about ‘em either. Make no mistake, though: Samsung is mighty proud of its new 32GB number, which boasts a class 10 speed rating and read / write rates of 24MBps and 12MBps — ideal numbers for those of you who plan on making good use of your phone’s 1080p camera. If you’re a storage buff, you know that class 10 is the highest speed category for SD cards at the moment, and that it sits above classes 4 and 6 — the tiers covering many other microSDHCs on the market. No word just yet on pricing, but we think it’s safe to say you’ll be dishing out a premium. Continue reading Samsung announces 32GB microSD card capable of 12MBps write speeds Samsung announces 32GB microSD card capable of 12MBps write speeds originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: card-capable, class 10, class10, memory-cards, memorycards, microsd, microsdhc card, samsung No Comments »Samsung publicly acknowledges the Conquer 4G’s existence, then changes its mind
July 2nd, 2011 jedwan We’re inclined to take a company’s word when it releases official pics and specs on its own website, but it throws us for a loop when that page gets taken down as quickly as it goes up. Such is the tale of the Samsung Conquer 4G , a mid-range Android WiMAX handset destined for Sprint . Its official product page was live for only a brief lapse of time, but long enough to glean some press shots and specs. According to the site, we can expect the Conquer 4G to have some befitting internals: a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 CPU, Gingerbread, 3.5-inch HVGA panel and 3.2MP rear / 1.3MP front cameras. It’d be a respectable option for anyone wanting a 4G device without the glitz and glamour (and, we assume, the cost) of the EVO 3D. While no pricing or availability was set, a closer look at the press shot shows the date as “July 15, 2011.” We’re still waiting for confirmation from company reps to find out what’s going on, but we’ll shout from the rooftops if we learn any juicy tidbits. Nothing like a good mystery to help us stay awake through the middle of the day, right? Samsung publicly acknowledges the Conquer 4G’s existence, then changes its mind originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Sprint updating the Samsung Galaxy Tab with Gingerbread on July 5
July 2nd, 2011 admin It’s hard out there for a Samsung Galaxy Tab owner, watching Honeycomb slates hit the market by the bushel, with a lucky few stepping up to Android 3.1 and its resizeable widgets. Sprint, at least, is still giving the ‘ol Tab some love — according to an anonymous tipster, the Now Network will push out an update to Gingerbread, something Tab owners overseas have already been enjoying . The upgrade’s expected to roll out starting July 5th, and will include not just Android 2.3, but a step up to HID Bluetooth as well. Oh, and while it’s at it, Sprint will also release a fix for a bug in the Samsung Transform that has interfered with PRL and data profile updates. Sounds like as fine a way as any to beat the post-holiday weekend blues. Sprint updating the Samsung Galaxy Tab with Gingerbread on July 5 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Skype 2 video chat unofficially enabled on the Galaxy S II, Sensation, and others
July 2nd, 2011 admin The latest Skype update for Android is available to everyone, but it only enables video chat on four specific handsets . Fortunately, impatient modders have gone some way to correcting this profound injustice, by creating APKs that activate video calling on other handsets too. So far we’ve heard of successful ports on the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Sensation, Thunderbolt and EVO 4G. If you’ve got some other handset with Android 2.3, a little experimentation with the APK might also be worth your while. However, we just tried it on an Xperia Arc and didn’t get very far: the app ran, but efforts to communicate with an Xperia Neo resulted in one-way video, a locked landscape mode and plenty of awkwardness. Let us know if you fare better — you’ll find a Thunderbolt-specific download at the DroidLife source link, and a more general APK at TechPetals . [Thanks, Rashid and JT] Skype 2 video chat unofficially enabled on the Galaxy S II, Sensation, and others originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 07:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, htc Tags: app, gingerbread, handsets, modders, other-handsets, samsung, samsung-galaxy, sensation, skype, unofficial, update, video chat, videocalling, xda, xdadevelopers No Comments »What does Dual SIM cell phone mean | WorldWright's …
June 30th, 2011 jedwan Major wireless cell phone manufacturers like Samsung, Nokia and Motorola have been slow to catch up with Samsung only just releasing a model at the time this article was written. So what's going on? …
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June 30th, 2011 admin Binding : Wireless Phone AccessoryBrand : SamsungEAN : 8806071037424ItemDimensions : Label : SamsungManufacturer : SamsungMPN : GT-I5500CWADBTPackageDimensions : PackageQuantity : 1ProductGroup : WirelessProductTypeName …
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June 30th, 2011 admin We’ve already had some indication of where and when the Galaxy S II would land in Canada, and three carriers have now finally made things fully official (even if they haven’t yet got completely specific). That includes Bell and Virgin Mobile — neither of which are confirming a price at the moment — plus regional carrier SaskTel, which plans to offer the phone for $79.99 on a three-year contract. SaskTel and Virgin Mobile both also say that the phone will be available in the coming weeks, while Bell isn’t offering much more than a chance to win the phone in a contest that ends July 19th — we’ve previously heard that the phone will be hitting Bell on July 14th . Perhaps not surprisingly, it’s looking like the phone will also alternatively be known as the “Galaxy S II” or “Galaxy S II 4G” depending on the carrier. Samsung Galaxy S II gets official for Canada on Bell, Virgin Mobile and SaskTel originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: bell, engadget, entry, galaxy s, galaxysii, like-the-phone, offer-the-phone, phone, samsung, samsung-galaxy, sasktel, virgin, virgin-mobile, virginmobile No Comments »Win a Vespa and a Green Cell Phone by Recycling Your Old Mobile …
June 30th, 2011 admin Recycle your old cell phone for a chance to win an eco-friendly Samsung Replenish smartphone and a fuel-efficient Vespa LX50 scooter in Samsung's Green on the Go Sweepstakes!
Posted in Cell Phone Tags: Cell Phone, green, samsung, samsung replenish, sweepstakes, vespa, your-old No Comments »HP confirms it’s in talks about licensing webOS, Samsung tipped as a possibility
June 29th, 2011 jedwan HP CEO Leo Apotheker has already indicated that he’s totally open to licensing webOS to other companies, and he’s now confirmed that HP has, in fact, been in talks with a “number of companies” about that possibility. Not surprisingly, he didn’t get much more specific than that, and went some way to dampen expectations a bit, saying that “there is no time pressure to do this.” According to Bloomberg , however, “three people with knowledge of the discussions” say that Samsung is one of the companies HP has had talks with, and one said that the company is specifically interested in possibly using webOS for its Galaxy Tab tablets. HP’s Jon Rubinstein also dished a bit more on the subject to This is my next , noting that “if someone wants to really invest, and potentially help develop webOS, we’re interested in talking to them,” although he went on to indicate that HP isn’t interested in playing second (or third) fiddle with a company primarily focused on Android or Windows Phone — it’d seemingly have to be webOS first, but not necessarily webOS exclusively. HP confirms it’s in talks about licensing webOS, Samsung tipped as a possibility originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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